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F. L. LONG PAINT SPREADER Filed NOV. l5, 1933 ZSQQSG Patented July 13, 1937 2,086,956

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PAINT SPREADER Frank L. Long, Des Moines, Iowa Application November 15, 1933, Serial No. 698,105 I 4 Claims. (Cl. 1,5-231) The object of my invention is to provide a outwardly to yieldingly receive the plate I8, and paint spreader for wire screens of simple, durable the fabric I'I, so that light sheet metal may be and inexpensive construction, and by the use of used. The upturned end members I9 of the which the wire screen of a screen door or the like plates I8 brace said plate against bending up- 5 may be painted rapidly and the paint distributed wardly at the longitudinal center by pressure 5 smoothly and evenly over the entire surface of applied to the body against a screen. 1 every wire without smearing paint upon the ad- Supported adjacent to the under surface of jacent portion of the door frame. the bottom member I8 I have provided a paint A further object is to provide a device of this absorbent fabric 2i! of a'somewhat greater width lo character comprising a body and a detachable than the width of the plate I8, and having its 10 handle so constructed that when the handle is side edges rolled upwardly and inwardly over the I applied to the body, the paint absorbent fabric side edges of the bottom member I8. The said will be tightly stretched and firmly held in posifabric is placed in position with the member I8 tion, but may be removed and replaced by simply removed from the body iii. The bottom meml5 removing the handle. er, together with the fabric, may be placed in 15 My invention consists in the construction, arposition by sliding the bottom member and said l rangement and combination of the various parts fabric longitudinally through the openings I6, of the device, whereby the objects contemplated with the side edges of the fabric resting on ,the are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, anges I5.

30 pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the On account of the body IIJ being formed of zo accompanying drawing, in which: spring sheet metal, it will be seen that the fabric Figure 1 shows a perspective View of a comwill be firmly held in position and yet may be plete device embodying my invention. easily removed if so desired.

Figure 2 shows an enlarged, detail, sectional The fabric best adapted for this purpose is prog5 view through one of the side edges thereof. vided with downwardly projecting bristles 2|. 25

Figure 3 shows a perspective view of the bot- I find that a piece of carpet material works very tom plate and the end members connected theresatisfactorily for the paint absorbent fabric. with. v The flange I5 is of such width as to permit the Referring to the accompanying drawing, I have outer edges of the outside longitudinal rows of used the reference numeral Iii to indicate the bristles to barely touch the frame member 22 30 body portion of my improved paint spreader, supporting the screen wire 23 being painted. which is preferably made of spring metal and The member I4 limits the movement of the comprises a top portion II having side members spreader toward said frame, whereby the screen I2 and end portions I3. The side members are may be painted without painting the inner face first bent downwardly and inwardly and thence of the frame member 22.

downwardly and outwardly, terminating in ver- Thus means is provided whereby the screen tical side portions I4, the lower edges of which may be painted without painting the frame memterminate in horizontal inwardly extending porber 22. This is of particular advantage when it is tions or flanges I5, in the manner clearly illusdesired to paint the screen a different color from i0 trated in Figures l and 2. the frame, thus enabling the operator to rapidly 40 The end members I3 are formed integral with paint the screen without danger of smearing paint the top II and bent downwardly over the upper over the inner faces of the frame members. portions of the ends of the members I2, thus pro- In the operation of my device, the bristles or viding openings I6 below the lower edges of the nap of the fabric may be dipped in the paint, or members I3. The portions I4 and I5, together the paint may be applied to said bristles by means 45 with the lower edges of the members I2, provide of a suitable paint brush, after which the same internal grooves I1 for supporting the side edges is applied to the screen by moving the spreader of a bottom member I8, which is also preferably over the screen surface, the nap or bristles tendmade of sheet metal and formed comparatively ing to force the paint evenly over the wire sur- 50 flat. Each end of the bottom I3 is provided with faces and prevent the filling in of the openings, 50 upwardly extending end members I9 designed to thus eliminating the difficulty usually experienced fit in the openings I6 for closing the same when in painting screens with an ordinary paint brush, the bottom member is inoperative position. I wherein the Openings usually become filled with The end members I3 strengthen and brace the the paint, unless extreme care is exercised in the main body Ill, so that only the sides I2 spring application ofthe paint. By my improvement this 55 lling in of the paint is entirely eliminated and the work can be done very rapidly, and at the handle member throughout the the fabric.

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